Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-08-25
TERRITORY AND BORDER.

TERRITORY AND BORDER.
1t is still very hard to estimate
what portion of crop Kansas will
turn out this year. Just before the
late rains, general estimates put II
at one-half. But the rain, although
very late indeed, will undoubtedly
raise that estimate quite consider
ably. Many fields of corn were
still not beyond some help, and
some were even green, 60 that the
moisture would increase their yield.
-Coffeyville Sun.
On last Saturday morning Mrs.
Donnewald, living on the Parrett
farm, northwest Of town, was found
dead in her bed. About daylight
her husband woke up and spoke 20
her, but received no answer but a
groan or sigh, as though coming
from very sleepy person. He
supposed that she wanted to sleep
longer, and went to sleep again
himself, waking up afterwards TO
find her body cold and lifeless.
She was in apparent health the
day before, and ate a hearty supper
before refining. She was some
what corpulent, and the presump-
tion is that her death resulted from
heart disease. - Cofleyyille Sun.
j. p. Benson, while at Frank
Byrd's place some five miles from
Stonewall, picked up a petrifed
baby's foot from a shallow on Little
Mill creek, the waters Of which are
said to possess a wonderful petrify-
ing influence. Those who live in
that vicinity state that a piece of
timber placed in this creek will be-
come like rock within a space of
three months. This has been test
ed by reliable parties, who are
ready to testify TO the facts when
called upon. The baby's foot dis
covered by Mr.. Benson will per-
haps lead to the solution of some
domestic problem.-Atoka Inde-
pendent.
Saturday last while Curt Spar
lin and family we're away from
their home, four miles above here
on the Neosho road, a white man
and a negro went into his house
and stole his shot gun and a pair of
boots. They were seen making in
the direction of Vinita until they
got to Grand river, when they took
down the river, and we learn that
the same night or the night follow
ing there were two horses stolen
down in the Territory in the direc-
ton they went. They had proba-
bly, got tired Of hoofng it, and con-
cluded to ride awhile. Have not
learned whether they have been
caught yet or not. We have heard
of more thefts being committed in
this part of the country during the
past month or so than for years.
1t would be advisable TO keep dead
ly weapons and bull dogs conven-
lent to entertain such parties with.
Seneca Dispatch.
-Chetopa Advance.-Alf. Cum
ningham, one of the murderers of
Sam Sixkiller, captain of Indian
police, at Muskogee, last Christmas,
has escaped. This is no more
than people expected. Since he
was turned over TO the Creek au-
thorities by Judge Parker, no one
imagined for a minute he would
ever be made suffer his crime.
The chances were a hundred 10
one against his punishment for the
fact that man commits a cold
blooded murder in that country
constitutes no grounds for punish
ment. Witness the Big Chewey
case, who split a posses head
open with On axe and was acquit-
ted, or the party who shot down
Tom Munroe and son while un-
armed on their way to church last
summer near Muskogee and who
was Immediately released on bond
and given a school, teaching the
young ideas how to shoot" in re-
ality. These are only two of doz-
ems Of cases. Even if Cunning-
ham had been convicted a hundred
friends who have far more regard
for an outlaw than for the law to
have rescued him. We know
from a ten years residence in that
country that justice there where
no whites arc concerned is a farce.
An average of over two murders
a week are reported from the ter
ritOry and outside Of the hangings
at Fort Smith, half dozen execu-
tions in five years cannot be count
ed and only in the Cherokee ma
tion are any murderers imprison-
ed. These are the reasons every
one then had for feeling sure Alf.
Cunningham would not meet his
deserts, and for these reasons
hundred widows and scores of Or
plants will sec their bleeding hus-
bands and fathers brought in each
year until something more than a
government in name is placed
over them.